Ikhondomu ukuphela kwesivikelo esingavikela ekukhulelweni okungafuneki kanye nasezifweni ezithathelwana ngocansi nezifo. Ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukuyikhetha kahle, futhi ikakhulukazi ukuthola usayizi ofanele.

Ikhondomu labesilisa, elenziwe nge-latex, luhlobo lomgogodla oguqukayo ongena phezu kwepenisi elimile, elingangeni egazini, isidoda noma uketshezi lwesitho sangasese sowesifazane. Kuyasiza ukuvikela ekukhulelweni okungafuneki kanye nama-STD kanye nama-STI.

Le ndlela yokuvimbela inzalo nokuvikela ukusetshenziswa komuntu oyedwa: ikhondomu kufanele iboshwe futhi ilahlwe ngemuva kokusetshenziswa ngakunye. Okokugcina, ukuze kube lula ukusetshenziswa, kunganconywa ukuthi usebenzise i-lubricant, okungcono okungeyona enamafutha (esekwe emanzini), edayiswa ngamakhondomu. 

Ikhondomu ihlala iyinto entekenteke, ngoba yenziwa ngento ezacile. Ngakho-ke kufanele iphathwe ngokucophelela, futhi ingasheshi, engozini yokungaqiniseki ngokuvikelwa okuphelele.

• Vula isikhwama sekhondomu ngeminwe yakho: ungasebenzisi amazinyo akho noma isikelo ukugwema ukusika noma ukudabula isikhwama ngengozi. Ngokufanayo, qaphela izinzipho noma izindandatho ezinde ezingabukhali.
• Uma usuphumile, ungayiqaqi ikhondomu ngaphambi kokuyifaka.
• Cindezela kuqala idamu (okuhloswe ngalo ukuqoqa isidoda) phakathi kwesithupha nomunwe wenkomba, ukuze ukhiphe umoya okhona ngaphakathi.
• Bese uqaqa kancane ikhondomu phezu komthondo oqondile, uze ufike ezansi kwepipi.
• Ukuze wenze lokhu, yibeke kuma-glans ohlangothini lwe-lubricated ngaphandle. Uma kuyindlela engafanele, ngeke ihambe kahle. 

Kunosayizi abaningana bamakhondomu, kuya ngobubanzi bepipi lomuntu ogqokile. Kubalulekile ukuqapha kulawa masayizi. Ikhondomu elincane kakhulu lizoqina futhi lingakhululeki. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, kungenzeka iqhekeke ngakho-ke ayisasebenzi ekuvikeleni kuma-STD, ama-STI nokukhulelwa okungafuneki. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ikhondomu enkulu kakhulu ingahle inyakaze futhi inganamatheli ngokwanele ekubunjweni kwenduku. Ungakhetha ubukhulu bekhondomu yakho usebenzisa izinkomba ezisemabhokisini. Ezitolo nasemakhemisi, kuvamise ukuba khona osayizi abathathu: amancane, aphakathi nendawo noma amakhulu. Ku-Intanethi, noma kunjalo, ungathola amasayithi amaningi anikezela ngobukhulu obukhulu. Usayizi wesilinganiso sowesilisa omile ngu-14 cm. Kwabesilisa abangaphansi kwalesi sibalo, kunconywa ikhondomu encane. Usayizi ophakathi nawo ungafaneleka, ngakho-ke ungavuli yonke ikhondomu.

Ubukhulu obumaphakathi benduku eqondile buseFrance phakathi kuka-12 no-17 cm. Lokhu njengoba kumaphakathi nje, kungenzeka futhi kujwayelekile ukuthi ungaphansi noma ngaphezulu kwalokhu. Usayizi omaphakathi wamakhondomu nawo uyahluka ngohlobo lomkhiqizo. Ngakho-ke, imodeli "ejwayelekile" ingalinganisa ubude obuyi-165 mm komkhiqizo owodwa ngo-175 mm kolunye. Imodeli "yobukhulu benkosi" (cishe yonke imikhiqizo inikela ngeyodwa) ingafinyelela ku-200 mm ubude kweminye imikhiqizo. Ububanzi buyehluka futhi: phakathi kuka-52 no-56 mm wosayizi abakhulu bemodeli. Le pharamitha nayo kufanele ibhekwe, ngoba ikhondomu kufanele isondele ngangokunokwenzeka endodeni, ngaphandle kokuyiqinisa futhi ngaleyo ndlela idale umphumela we-garot ongadala ukuthi idabuke ngesikhathi sokuya ocansini. Ngakho-ke qiniseka ukuthi uthola ukwakheka okulungile nemodeli yakho ngokuzama eziningana, futhi ungathembeli egameni lomodeli okhonjisiwe. Esikhundleni salokho, bheka izilinganiso eziqondile zekhondomu, ezizokutshela kabanzi.

Kulula ukuthola amakhondomu. Ungathenga amaphakethe kuzo zonke izitolo ezinkulu nezisemaphakathi, kanye nasezitolo ezincanyana zasedolobheni. Amakhemisi namaphara-ekhemisi nawo ayayithengisa. Imvamisa uzothola ukukhetha okukhudlwana lapho, kufaka phakathi amamodeli angenalo i-latex kanye / noma osayizi abahlukahlukene. Ku-Intanethi, amasayithi amaningana anikela ngosayizi kusuka ku-XS kuye ku-XXL, namamodeli ezinhlobonhlobo noma imibala ehlukile. Ungathola futhi amakhondomu amahhala kwezinye izinhlangano, ezifana nokuHlelwa Komndeni, noma ezikhungweni zokuhlola i-AIDS ne-STD. Ekugcineni, zonke izikole zinamakhondomu okuzenzela mahhala.